Move to inculcate reading habit

Move to inculcate reading habit
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/20070629083515/Article/index_html

GEORGE TOWN, Fri:

The state government will embark on a reading campaign soon to encourage public participation in reading activities.

State Education Committee chairman Datuk Dr Toh Kin Woon said about 80 per cent of people read newspapers but more should spend time reading other sources of information, including novels, magazines and journals.

He said this when launching KDU College Penang’s Literary Day here yesterday.

The event was organised in conjunction with the National Reading Month.

I think that this effort has noble intentions. However, I doubt it will take flight for the following reasons: government arbitrarily banning publications from being distributed in the country; persecuting any author who writes in contrary to official government propaganda; political control of local MSM and denying publication license to alternative news providers; and of course our beloved trio of repressive laws: Printing Presses & Publications Act, Internal Security Act, Sedition Act.

So this is just another BLA BLA BLA!